《英语听力系列教程》（初级本）L16.pdfVIP

Lesson16

Section1

PleasedownloadthespeechfromtheInternetandanswerthefollowingquestions:

1)HowdoChinesestudentslearnEnglish,accordingtoJayWalker?

ChinesestudentslearnEnglishbyscreamingit.

2)WhydoChinesepeoplelearnEnglish?

Foranopportunity,opportunityforabetterlife,ajob,tobeabletopayforschoolorput

betterfoodonthetable.

3)WhatdoesJayWalkersayabout“Gaokao”inChina?

Astudenthastotakethreefulldaysforagianttest.Herscoreonthisonetestliterally

determinesherfuture.Shestudies12hoursadayforthreeyearstoprepare.25%ofhergrade

isbasedonEnglish.And80millionhighschoolChinesestudentshavealreadytakenthis

gruelingtest.

4)WhatdoesJayWalkerthinkof“Englishmania”worldwide?

Englishwillnotwashawayotherlanguages.Englishwillallowyoutobecomepartofa

widerconversation,globalconversationaboutglobalproblems.Englishmaniaisaturningpoint.

Anditrepresentshopeforabetterfuture.

Section2

Directions:Listentothefollowingjobinterviewsandanswerthefollowingquestions:

Conversation1

1)WhatdoestheinterviewerthinkofMr.Sanders’resume?

Theyareveryimpressed.

2)WhatdoesMr.Sandersdoinhispresentjob?

Heiscurrentlyworkinginalargeinternationalcompanyinchargeofateamof8brokers,we

buyandsellstocksformajorclientsworldwide.

3)Whydoeshewanttoapplyforthenewjob?

4)Asaheadbroker,hehasalotofexperienceinthestockmarket.Hedealswiththeclientson

thedailybasesandheenjoysworkingwithpeople.

5)IfMr.Sanderswashired,howmanyaccountswouldhedealwith?

Hewillhandleathirdoftheirclients.

6)Whatki